Unconventional Functions of Muscles in Planarian Regeneration

Publication date: 18 December 2017
Source:Developmental Cell, Volume 43, Issue 6
Author(s): Stephen Cutie, Alison T. Hoang, Alexander Y. Payumo, Guo N. Huang
Muscles are traditionally considered in the context of force generation. Scimone et al. (2017), reporting in Nature, now examine muscles in a developmental setting and find unexpected roles for distinct planarian muscle fibers. The authors show that muscles provide patterning signals to promote regeneration and guide tissue growth after injury.

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Muscles are traditionally considered in the context of force generation. Scimone et al. (2017), reporting in Nature, now examine muscles in a developmental setting and find unexpected roles for distinct planarian muscle fibers. The authors show that muscles provide patterning signals to promote regeneration and guide tissue growth after injury.


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